Flag-halyard



FLAG-HALYAD. y, i

specification of Letters retenu v Patented N 30,

i 'Apiiiicatioa mea Aug-st aisee. serial No; 401,477;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. ROHRBAUGH', a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at;V Hopewell, in the county of Prince George and State of Virginia, have invented certainV new Aand useful Improvements in Flag-Halyards, of which the following is a description..

The present method of raising and displaying flags results in a very great financial'loss to the Government and individuals inasmuch as the flag `is rigidly connected to the halyard at its'top and bottom edge which results in the flag whipping in the wind thereby tearing and fraying the outer free end of the flag; besides which the flag frequently tears at its lower 'inner corner where it is rigidly connected to the halyard. Again in the present method of displaying flags one end of the halyard frequently be comes loose thereby making it necessary for some one to climb the flag pole'to recover the flag and when it is understood that the regular charge forv such recovery of the iiag at National cemeteries is ten dollars ($10.00) it will be apreciated that some means to eliminate such accidents is highly desirable.

The object of my invention is to provide an endless halyardv for flags and to provide means on the halyard to which the flag may be attached so that the flag may be free to spill the .wind thereby eliminating the whipping, fraying and tearingl of the flag.

A further object of my invention is to vprovide an endless halyard with two flagy attaching means, one of said means being rigidly secured to the halyard while the other of said means is freely and slidably mounted on said halyard andY also free to move relatively and transversely of the halyard; and with these and other objects in view my invention consists of the parts and combination 0f parts as will be hereinafter pointed out.

Figure l is an elevation of a flag y'mast with halyard attached thereto, embodying my invention, and flagattached to the halardpy Fig. 2, is an enlarged detail sectional view showing one of my improved fasteners attached to the halyard.

Fig. 3, is a top plan view of Fig. 2, the parts being in full line.

Fig. 4:, is a perpsective view of lower fas- ,i relatively to the halyard.

tener, in connection withwhich is shownv `a portion of the yhalyard. i,

"Thei reference numeral 1 designates a flag mast of any desired typenha'vinga pulley -2 suitably secured at the top of the pole.

The halyard 3` is an endless one mounted in the pulley 2. In providing an endless halyard I eliminate all possibility of the halyard becoming loose and the incident cost Vof the same as herein explained.L

A flag attaching means 4, which may be a casting, is provided at its rear portion with a tubular part 5 through which, the halyard may be threaded and in which'the halyard is secured against relative movement by means of the set screws 6. The attaching lmeans Ll is provided at its front portion with ay snap `hook construction 7 which is adapted to engage the'ring 8 in the .upper corner of they flag.

The halyard is provided with a second flag attaching means which consists of an elongated body member `9 to one end `of which :anfenlarged ring 10 is integrally secured, and to the other end of which a snap hook liis integrally secured. The ring 10 is of a diameter which ismaterially greaterv than the diameter of the halyardi'with which it is intended to be used so that it maybe free to loosely slide up and down on the halyard yand also free to move transversely' Then a flag is connected to its halyard according to my invention there is no possibility of its being. frayed, whipped or torn because when the wind strikes it, the ring l0 of theV fastener 9y is free to and will slide up and down on the halyardand thereby permit the flag to` spill the wind `and at the same time yretain sulicient windv pres- Ordinary wind pressure will be taken care of by the relative transverse movement of the ring 10v while greater-pressure will'bek taken care of by this transverse movement of the ring ll0 plus the flexibility of the halyard. f Y

ysure`to maintain it in extended position. f

VThis invention has been in acti'ial practical use for some time at one of the National cemeteries in this country and its use has resulted cutting down the number of flags used per year exactly one-half which has resulted in a'material saving to ythe Government besides which therey has been no expense for recovering flags due to lost halyards.

The bodily outward movement of the Hag and upward movement of its lower edge materially increases the beauty of the unf dulations of the flag while flying.

What I claim is:

A flag halyard comprising an endless flexible cable adapted to be mounted in a pulley on a flag pole, a tubular block through which the halyard is passed and to Which the block is rigidly but detachably secured, a fastener carried by said block to which one corner of a flag may be secured, a second flag fastener mounted'onthe halyard 15 the flag, whereby the flag is free at its inner 20 end to bulge outwardly and move upwardly at its lower edge to spill the wind, thereby eliminating the whipping and tearing of the flag.

In testimony whereof I ainv my signa- 25 ture.

` JOHN J; ROHRBAUGH. 

